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Ibrahim Kabir Masari, the running mate to the presidential candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress APC, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has withdrawn from the race. Masari who made the disclosure in a press statement stated that he believes he can still serve APC and the country in several other capacities The statement reads, “This is to inform our esteemed party leaders under our able President Muhammadu Buhari, teeming party members and the great people of Nigeria, of the outcome of a crucial discussion I just had with the flag-bearer of our great party, All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola…
The Minister of State for Education, Rt. Hon. Goodluck Nanah Opiah, on Saturday assured that the Muhammadu Buhari administration is committed to ending the strike action by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) and getting the students back to school. The Minister gave the assurance in Owerri while fielding questions from Journalists during a reception organized in his honour by his friends. “I can assure you that Government is very concerned about the situation. Even as I speak to you now a lot of thinking, a lot of discussions and meetings are going on with a view to resolving…
American media mogul Oprah Winfrey has lost her father, Vernon Winfrey. The billionaire businesswoman shared the sad news via her Instagram page on Saturday, July 9, 2022. “Less than a week ago we honored my father in his own backyard. My friend and gospel singer Wintley Phipps saluted him with song. He FELT the love and reveled in it until he could no longer speak,” she wrote. “Yesterday with family surrounding his bedside, I had the sacred honor of witnessing the man responsible for my life, take his last breath. We could feel Peace enter the room at his passing.”…
It was a torrent of praises for the newly appointed Minister of Education (State), Rt. Hon. Goodluck Nanah Opiah, as friends and associates celebrated his swearing-in as member of the Federal Executive Council (FEC) of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. Opiah, a former Speaker of the Imo State House of Assembly was on Wednesday sworn-in by President Muhamadu Buhari during the FEC meeting at the Exco Chamber of the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The new Minister received unprecedented applauses and goodwill messages from those present at a mini reception event in honour of the appointment after the swearing-in programme. The reception…
Shinzo Abe, former Japanese prime minister, is dead.He was shot while giving a speech at a political rally. According to The Guardian UK, Abe was shot in the chest and neck. He collapsed on the street, with several security guards running towards him. A male suspect was immediately arrested at the scene. Videos showed the man in grey T-shirt and beige trousers being tackled by security guards. The suspect was said to have been a member of the maritime self-defence force for about three years, until 2005. He reportedly told the police he was frustrated with Abe and intended to…
By Biodun Busari Anambra State Governor, Chukwuma Soludo has revealed why his administration demolished the Mountain of Holy Ghost Intervention and Deliverance Ministry owned by Prophet Chukwuemeka Ohanaemere, a.k.a ‘Odumeje’. The church located in the commercial city of Onitsha, in the state was demolished on Thursday. In a statement by Soludo’s Chief Press Secretary, Christian Aburime, said the cleric failed to comply with government’s directive to remove illegal building he erected on the waterway. Odumeje’s church in March this year was identified by the government as one of the buildings sitting on drainage channels, and marked for demolition, in line…
Barely 24 hours after being sworn in as the new minister of state for education by President Muhammadu Buhari, Rt Hon Goodluck Nana Opiah assumes duty, dedicates office and position to God almighty through prayers, meets with the Hon Minister for education, Dr Adamu Adamu, Permanent secretary, Directors and top unit heads of the ministry for first briefing. The new minister, in his bid to hit the ground running, in order to contribute his quota in reshaping the education sector of the nation, has shown his readiness in his desire to have a better educational system in the country. Recall…
The Minister of Defence, Bashir Magashi, has disclosed that all the Boko Haram suspects detained at Kuje prison in Abuja have escaped after the attack on the facilities on Tuesday night. Addressing journalists after taking an assessment tour of the facility, the Minister said, “The attack started around 10:30pm. They came in their numbers gained entrance into the prison and they released some of the inmates and which we are now following to see the kind of inmates that they have released. “Very soon, we will give you the correct figure of the inmates that were taken. Aside that, we…
Controversy has surrounded the whereabouts of suspended Deputy Commissioner of Police, Abba Kyari, after bandits attacked Kuje Correctional Centre, Abuja, where he was kept. The PUNCH had reported that gunmen attacked the Custodial Centre in the Kuje area council of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja Tuesday night. During the attack which lasted hours, some inmates were said to have escaped. The Kuje prison is famous for holding high-profile inmates and suspects, including former governors and ministers. According to officials, the facility houses over 900 inmates. “We have not seen him today. He didn’t also come for Subhi (early morning) prayer…
Some of the 77 worshippers rescued from the basement of a church in Ondo State have refused to be reunited with their families. Channels Television had reported that the worshippers, including children, were rescued from the basement on the premises of The Whole Bible Believers’ Church, also known as Ondo Church, in the Valentino area of Ondo Town. Some of the parents whose children were in the congregation without their consent had reported the case to the police. The church was said to be holding a seven-day retreat when the police stormed its premises last Friday. Seventy-seven people comprising 26…
